New Ystalyfera post collection point after dog fear

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A postal collection point has been set up in a Neath Port Talbot village after a postwoman was left scared by a dog.

About 70 households in Ystalyfera had deliveries suspended after Royal Mail said a mastiff dog cornered the worker "for half an hour, terrified".

People had to collect mail from five miles (8km) away, but can now collect between 10:00 and 11:00 GMT daily from the old Ystalyfera delivery office.

Royal Mail apologised and said normal service would resume when possible.

Spokeswoman Val Bodden said on Monday the temporary measure was a last resort and the firm took the safety of its staff very seriously.

"The dog was already known to us and in July this year the owner responded to our request to install a box at the gate to enable the delivery person to deliver without entering the property.

"However, last Monday the dog was loose on neighbouring Prospect Place and the postwoman had to seek refuge."
Postal services have been suspended for two weeks in the streets around Zoar Road, Canal Terrace and Prospect Place, the area where the dog was seen.